Contract Negotiations: 2025-28

August 27, 2025

Your Negotiations Team met with the District to continue discussions on Your Negotiations Committee met with the District today. We are pleased to report that the District has agreed to increase 2-hour Food Services employees to 4 hours, which is a positive step forward.

We also held lengthy discussions regarding the Uniform Allowance and Bilingual Stipend. While progress was made, your Committee is not satisfied with the District’s current proposal on Salary and Health & Welfare Benefits. These remain our top priorities, and we will continue to fight to ensure fair and meaningful improvements for all members.

Our next Negotiations Meeting with the District is scheduled for September 3rd. We will keep you updated on the progress.  Thank you for your continued support and solidarity. Together, we will remain strong as we work toward securing the contract you deserve.

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Estimados Miembros del Capítulo,

Hoy su Comité de Negociaciones se reunió con el Distrito. Nos complace informar que el Distrito ha aceptado aumentar de 2 a 4 horas a los empleados de Servicios de Alimentos que actualmente trabajan 2 horas, lo cual es un paso positivo hacia adelante.

También sostuvimos largas discusiones sobre el presupuesto para Uniformes y el Incentivo Bilingue. Aunque se lograron algunos avances, su Comité no está satisfecho con la propuesta actual del Distrito en cuanto a Salario y Aseguranza. Estos siguen siendo nuestras prioridades principales, y continuaremos luchando para lograr mejoras justas y significativas para todos los miembros.

Nuestra próxima reunión de negociaciones con el Distrito está programada para el 3 de septiembre. Les mantendremos informados sobre los avances.  Gracias por su continuo apoyo y solidaridad. Juntos, seguiremos firmes mientras trabajamos para asegurar el contrato que ustedes merecen.

August 08, 2025

Your Negotiations Team met with the District to continue discussions on improving member benefits and working conditions. Our team submitted a counterproposal that included, but was not limited to:

• Call-back time compensation
• Additional hours assignment
• Health and welfare benefits
• Salary increases over the next 3 years
• Uniform allowance increase
• Bilingual stipend increase

Our next meeting will be on August 15^th.  We will keep you informed as negotiations progress and continue advocating for the best possible agreement for all members. 

July 01, 2025

Your Negotiations Team met with the District today, July 1, 2025. The District presented proposed changes to Articles X and XV. No decisions were reached at this time, as our Team will be conducting further research before moving forward.

We are pleased to share that both parties agreed on a language update to Article VII that will benefit our members.

Additionally, the District has committed to focusing on Health & Welfare Benefits during our next negotiations meeting, scheduled for August 4, 2025.

May 27, 2025

Your CSEA negotiations team met with the District on May 27, 2025. The District proposed reviewing all contract language, article by article. We spent the day clarifying language and discussing definitions across several sections. No decisions were made during this session, and the District did not present any formal proposals.

One of the discussions that the District proposed was limiting rest breaks to 10 minutes to align with the Ed Code. In response, we proposed maintaining all rest breaks at 15 minutes, highlighting the importance of sufficient break time—especially for members working in high-demand roles. We are currently awaiting their response.

The District also shared that they are not ready to discuss salary and fringe benefits at this time and plan to address those topics at a later date.

Our next negotiation session is scheduled for June 12, 2025. We’ll continue to keep you informed as we move forward.

April 16, 2025

Initial Proposal

Pursuant to the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) requirements, the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Calexico Chapter 399 submits the following initial proposal for a successor contract with the Calexico Unified School District. This proposal will address the following Articles.

• Article VI – Grievance Procedures

CSEA proposes revisions to existing language.

• Article VII – Evaluation Procedure

CSEA proposes revisions to existing language.

• Article X – Hours & Overtime

CSEA proposes a revision to existing language that will better suit the needs of both parties

• Article XI – Salary & Fringe Benefits

CSEA proposes a fair and equitable increases to the classified salary schedule and fringe benefits

• Article XII – Health & Welfare Benefits

CSEA proposes a fair and equitable increases to the classified health and welfare benefits

• Article XVIII – Changes in Position and Class

CSEA proposes revisions to existing language.

• Article XX – Term of this Agreement

CSEA Proposes a three-year contract term from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028